Work Permit

Bloomberg: Visa delays frustrating workersMore than one million immigrants are waiting for U.S. work permits and visas because of the backlog as embassies and immigration offices closed for months during…

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Closing detention center in FL

 Miami Herald: Immigration advocates want closure of federal detention centersAbout 24 Floridians rallied to urge the Biden administration to close the Glades County Detention Center in Florida, the target of…

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Immigration reform

NCR/CNS: New coalition to push Congress on immigration reformA new coalition of faith groups, immigration advocacy groups and business organizations is urging Congress to pass immigration reform.

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Rapid Expulsions

Reuters: Federal court rules that Title 42 expulsions can continueThe United States can continue rapid expulsions of migrant families under Title 42 but should avoid sending them anywhere they could be…

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TPS Ukraine

CNN: TPS for Ukraine announcedTemporary Protected Status for Ukrainians in the United States was announced by the federal government following the Russian invasion. About 75,100 Ukrainians could be eligible for…

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Racism

The Hill: Systemic racism rooted in immigration systemThe American Bar Association, the largest U.S. organization of lawyers, wants a federal government investigation into the influence of racism and xenophobia on immigration law…

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Migrant’s death

 Tucson Sentinel: Haitian migrant’s death from illness probed.Federal officials are investigating the treatment of a Haitian migrant who died from pneumonia and COVID-19 after being taken into custody by the…

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Migrant killed

 Northern Virginia Daily/AP: Migrant killed while being detained, says immigration agencyA migrant who died of gunshot wounds after an encounter with a Border Patrol agent was shot while being detained…

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Unaccompanied children

 Miami Herald: Proposed Florida child migrant shelter rule could cost millions of dollarsRequired welfare inspections of shelters housing unaccompanied migrant children — included in a proposed Florida rule — could cost millions of dollars to…

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TPS for Ukraine

CNN: President Biden asked to offer immigration relief to UkrainiansImmigration advocacy groups, urged the Biden administration to provide Temporary Protected Status to Ukrainians living in the United States to protect them…

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